You're not going to want to hear this, but the reason your locks are crabby is because you don't have any devices that repeat and support beaming. I could get into a long and drawn out explanation about why you need this, but in short, if you add a couple powered repeaters that support beaming, you'll solve the issue. I have a cheap enerwave plug that is zwave plus and supports beaming and two aeotec 6 zwave plus repeaters that support beaming and all of my issues went away. I have 3 Z-wave locks. If you would like a good idea of why I recommend this route, please see this post.
I could very easily get on a roll over this topic. Also see
https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=How_to_Build_a_Solid_Z-Wave_Mesh
https://docs.hubitat.com/index.php?title=How_to_Build_a_Solid_Zigbee_Mesh
These are also great documents to refer to. In the long run, adding repeaters to both of your networks is going to be a necessity if you plan to expand your environment.
Let me know I can offer any advice or answers along the way. The community is a great resource and always friendly.
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